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Egypt, Sudan plan farming, livestock projectsEgypt and Sudan want to launch joint farming, livestock and biofuel projects to help double bilateral trade, Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi said during his first visit to Khartoum. Sudan im More… |
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Sudan bank eyes more Gulf farming financeBank of Khartoum, Sudan's oldest bank, wants to boost its agricultural finance business with the help of Gulf banks after winning the African country's first-ever international rating, its head said. Its main shareholders, More… |
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Civil war ravages Syrian farm sector: UNOngoing conflict in Syria has left its agricultural sector in tatters, causing wheat and barley output to slump by half and wreaking massive destruction on farm infrastructure, the United Nations' food agency said on Wednesday. More… |
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400 exhibitors take part in Saudi Agriculture showMore than 400 exhibitors from 23 countries are taking part in the Saudi Agriculture 2012 exhibition currently under way in Riyadh. The expo was inaugurated uder the patronage of Saudi Minister of Agriculture Dr Fahd bin Abdulrahman Ba More… |
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Syria faces food crisis; conflict wrecks cropsUp to 3 million Syrians are likely to need food, crop and livestock aid in the next 12 months as the conflict has prevented farmers harvesting crops, the World Food Programme and UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Thursday. More… |
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New EU farm budget faces delayThe adoption of a new European Union farm budget may slip back by a year and that would mean postponing a possible reduction to the 55-billion-euro ($69 billion) annual farm subsidy plan, Italy's farm minister Mario Catania said. The euro More… |
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African farming 'creating a new opportunities'African agriculture is undergoing a transformation, creating a new era of opportunity for both farmers and investors, according to African and global leaders at the World Economic Forum on Africa. The Grow Africa Investment Forum, convened More… |
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China should farm more abroad: expertsChina, the world's most populous country and biggest consumer of grain, should expand its farming overseas to ensure enough food for its people because of limited land and low productivity at home, agriculture experts said. China's farm tr More… |
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Algeria grain harvest to rise 31pcAlgeria expects its grain harvest to reach 5.5 million tonnes this season due to better weather conditions, the official APS news agency quoted an agriculture ministry official as saying, a 31 percent rise on the previous campaign. The hea More… |
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Morocco's cereals crop may fall to 3m tonnesMorocco's cereals harvest in 2012 may fall to as low as 3 million tonnes due to the effects of drought, the Le Matin newspaper reported on Tuesday citing estimates from the agriculture ministry. The ministry's spokespersons could no More… |
